Six persons have been declared missing and one person has died after a Taiwanese fishing boat capsized near disputed Japanese islands on Sunday afternoon.Information Guide Nigeria
According to CCN, the overturned boat was spotted drifting in waters north of the islands by a Japanese navy patrol in the area.
Keisuke Nakao, Japan coastguard spokesman revealed that the boat was found in waters off the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.
As reported by VANGUARD, the Senkaku Islands are a group of islands located in Ishigaki City and it includes Kitakojima, Minami Kojima, Kuba, Taisho, Okinokitaiwa, Uotsuri, Okinominamiiwa and Tobise Islands, according to Japan’s foreign ministry.
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CNN reports that the islands are controlled by Japan but claimed by China under the name Diaoyu, and it was reported that there were seven people aboard the boat who have become victims on the islands.
Coastguard spokesman, Masaya Tokita said, “At around 9.15 am (Monday), a body was found inside the cabin by divers, and an ID on the body suggests it was an Indonesian man,” said coastguard spokesman Masaya Tokita.
Patrol ships and helicopters were sent for the rescue operation after Japan’s Maritime Self-Defence Force first informed the coastguard on Sunday afternoon around 1.30 pm.NYSC Portal
Also, Taiwan’s foreign ministry in a statement said, “The National Rescue Command Center has contacted Taiwanese fishing boats near the site of the accident to assist in the search. Taiwan and Japan’s coastguards have also dispatched ships for search and rescue.”JAMB Result
According to VANGUARD, the boat left northern Taiwan’s Keelung port last week on 27 February.
VANGUARD reports that they tried to contact a Taiwanese fishing boat nearby for help on Sunday.
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